Will the Stephen Hawking boycott of Israel lead to peace in the Middle East?
May 14, 2013 by Emily Gian
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Many of you would have read last week of a decision by renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking to join the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of the upcoming 2013 President’s Conference in Jerusalem. ..writes Emily Gian. Read more
Friends of Israel v Friends of Palestine
A second member of the NSW Parliament has joined Labor MP Shaoquet Moselmane in supporting a student move to disassociate the University of Sydney from the Technion in Haifa…and Sydney University itself has expressed its thoughts on the affair. Read more
New Zealand’s super investment in Israel updated
December 18, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
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The three Israeli companies from which investment has been withdrawn by the New Zealand Superannuation Fund as part of their divestment policy were among a total of 45 firms in which the government-sponsored fund had a financial interest last financial year. Read more
Sydney BDS demonstration a non-event
December 10, 2012 by Shirlee Finn
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A group supporting a boycott of Israeli-made goods promoted a walking tour of Sydney’s CBD retailers on the weekend based on the theme “Don’t buy Israeli apartheid for Christmas”. Read more
